Syria Cease-fire Holding Amid Scattered Clashes

Human rights activists say at least one person has died in sniper fire in Syria, where a cease-fire went into effect early Friday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said reliable sources had reported that a person was killed by sniper fire in Eastern Ghouta, while explosions were heard in the countryside outside Daraa city. The activists said shells had fallen on Khabab village. The observatory said most of Syria was calm, but shelling was taking place in parts of...

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